Stand Tall Whether your coworkers are playing host to a big gathering this Thanksgiving or traveling to visit friends and relatives, you can help keep them safe by building and maintaining a culture of safety in the workplace. Safety learned on the job is carried home. Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the …
November 2022 Newsletter: Gobble Up Impairment Tips Read More »
Safety CoachChoices, Chances and Changes During our next free online training session, DeAnn Crane and Mike Ezzell will share tips and free resources to help your coworkers reduce incidences of speeding and aggressive driving. Both are program managers with the National Safety Council and have years of experience in health and safety environments. Register to …
Safety CoachSpeed Toward Solutions During the pandemic, traffic volume has decreased on roads across the U.S., but traffic fatalities have increased at a disproportionate rate. In part, this can be traced to speeding, distracted driving and even not wearing a seat belt – all reckless driving behaviors. Too many drivers see open roads and think …
February 2021 Safety Coach: Don’t Chase Safety, Choose Safety Read More »
Safety CoachNever Rest on Fatigue Engage employees in a safety exercise designed to illustrate the importance of sleep health and to highlight workplace safety risks associated with fatigue, including drowsy driving. Pose this question: If you were given an extra hour each day, how would you spend it? Possible answers: Catching up on email Cooking …
October 2019 Safety Coach: The Right Tools for the Right Job Read More »
Attitude vs. Behavior Kids are back in school. That means more foot traffic in school zones, more bicyclists on neighborhood streets and more congestion around buses as they stop and start along routes, both in the early-morning and late-afternoon hours. That means it is also a good time to review risks associated with distracted driving. …
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Safety CoachLife Coach Aggressive driving is no laughing matter, but that doesn’t mean you have to forego humor during a training session to get your employees engaged – right from the start. Try playing this gem from the old Fox hit Malcolm in the Middle: Duel at the Mall. Then, point to this statistic: According …
August 2019 Safety Coach: Make Safety Your Passion and Your Purpose Read More »
Your chances of running a stop sign, failing to notice a pedestrian in the crosswalk or another vehicle cutting in front of you are increased after you’ve made use of hands-free technologies in your car, according to research conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The AAA Foundation suggests you could end up in …
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